Re: English Shooting Stick

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The "shooting" part comes from sitting on the now opened seat in order to
comfortably shoot at birds which your dog (English Setter no doubt)
obligingly flushes out for you.

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 Pam . Hopkinson (p_hopkin@HAMLET.UNCG.EDU)
wrote:
: My English husband says this is a walking stick with a head that opens
: out into a seat. So you stick the bottom into the ground and lean/sit on
: the top. Hope this helps.
: